Starting next month, websites that aren’t using HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) will get an embarrasing “Not Secure” badge tacked on by Google Chrome.

Much like that other deadline you’ve been hearing a bunch about, this change has been a long time coming. Google first sounded the alarm for non-compliant sites in 2016, when it rolled out the danger badge for all non-secure sites that collected critical data like credit cards or passwords. Next month, as Chrome 68 is released, the marking will expand to all websites.

“Chrome’s new interface will help users understand that all HTTP sites are not secure, and continue to move the web towards a secure HTTPS web by default,” Emily Schechter, Google Chrome Security Product Manager, wrote in a recent blog post. “HTTPS is easier and cheaper than ever before, and it unlocks both performance improvements and powerful new features that are too sensitive for HTTP.”

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